Section 12205 Of Article 4. Recycled Materials, Goods, And Supplies From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
12205
. (a) (1) All state agencies shall require all businesses to
certify in writing the minimum percentage, if not the exact
percentage, of postconsumer material in the products, materials,
goods, or supplies offered or sold to the state regardless of whether
the product meets the requirements of Section 12209. The
certification shall be furnished under penalty of perjury. The
certification shall be provided regardless of content, even if the
product contains no recycled material.
(2) With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply
with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 12156, the
certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the
cartridges so comply.
(3) A state agency may waive the certification requirement if the
percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials,
goods, or supplies can be verified in a written advertisement,
including, but not limited to, a product label, a catalog, or a
manufacturer or vendor Internet Web site.
(b) (1) All businesses shall certify in writing to the contracting
officer or his or her representative the minimum percentage, if not
the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the products,
materials, goods, or supplies being offered or sold to the state
regardless of whether the product meets the requirements of Section
12209. The certification shall be furnished under penalty of perjury.
The certification shall be provided regardless of content, even if
the product contains no recycled material.
(2) With respect to printer or duplication cartridges that comply
with the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 12156, the
certification required by this subdivision shall specify that the
cartridges so comply.
(3) A state agency may waive the certification requirement if the
percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials,
goods, or supplies can be verified in a written advertisement,
including, but not limited to, a product label, a catalog, or a
manufacturer or vendor Internet Web site.